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Record 1 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac.

CONT

The nucellus is a complex maternal grain tissue that embeds and feeds the developing cereal endosperm and embryo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Partie de l'ovule qui enveloppe le sac embryonnaire et qui est recouverte par les téguments.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Tejido que forma la mayor parte del primordio seminal inmaduro, donde se desarrolla el saco embrionario.

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